Animal Research Ethics Officer

The purpose of the Research Services Office is to support high quality research and researchers by:

- Supporting researchers to meet their obligations with respect to ethics, integrity, project management, supervision and reporting.
- Supporting researchers to develop their skills and knowledge in areas of Research administration
- Supporting researchers to develop high quality research funding proposals.
- Developing, analysing and reporting high quality research management data to support the strategic development of Garvan’s research profile.

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Animal Research Ethics Officer provides administrative and clerical support to the Research Ethics, Governance and integrity team and to the Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) as well as fulfilling internal and external audit responsibilities, drug procurement and management of the Online Ethics Platform.

**Salary**: $70k + superannuation + salary packaging

Employment Type: One-year, fixed term, fulltime role (maternity leave cover)

SNAP SHOT OF BENEFITS
- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)
- Ample opportunities for on-going training and development
- Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment
- Flexible work arrangements
- 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation
- A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave
- Discounted Health Insurance
- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Key responsibilities include, but not limited to: _
- Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) support including coordination of submission of documentation for meetings, minutes and the preparation and processing of outgoing correspondence, venue management and arranging payment of committee members
- Maintain hardcopy and electronic records relating to animal research at Garvan facilities, including compliance records, Animal Research Authorities (ARAs), SOPs, audit reports, inspection reports and other documents as required.
- Assisting researchers with administrative queries concerning AEC procedures.
- Refinement/development of AEC and Stuart self-generated database notices and correspondence.
- Updating and maintaining relevant templates, intranet pages, on-line calendar, AEC manual and training presentations.
- Maintenance of the AEC Project Index including personnel updates, project extensions, final reports and identifying onsite breeding, S8 drug use and project expiry dates. Participating in AEC inspection of animal facilities and preparation of inspection reports.
- Administrative functions including event, room and resource bookings, travel and conference registration and managing office supplies
- Maintenance of animal ethics data including statistics, phenotype trends and adverse incidents for annual reporting and accreditation.
- Development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in collaboration with the Research Compliance Officer and Researchers as well as maintaining a registry for AEC and facility SOPs for review and referral.

ABOUT YOU
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Experience in committee support
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Basic knowledge of scientific/medical terminology
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, solve problems and work independently
- Strong commitment to quality and excellent attention to detail
- Understanding of and commitment to: Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes

ABOUT GARVAN
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.
- Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging._

HOW TO APPLY

**Salary**: Up to $15,900.00 per month